Ívar Örn Guðmundsson

Nexus arkitektar – Reykjavik (January 2001 – present)

COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS:

kríunes, kópavogur 203

design for a hotel addition, for a 1.300m² addition to the current building at Elliðavatn lake, consisting of twenty new suites, spa, banquet hall, reception and an aurora borealis hall, at the lakeside. Under construction and will open early 2018.

te & kaffi, hafnarfjörður 220

design of “Tee & Coffees” hq. comprising of offices, teaching facilities, manufacturing and storing facilities. Project has received building permit and construction started in 2016.scheme 1: 2007 – stapahraun 11, comprising of; offices, teaching (the coffee school), manufacturing and storing facilities, in all about 1.200m²scheme 2: 2016 – stapahraun 11-12, currently been re-developed and enlarged to become combined facility on two adjoining lots, with about. 3.800m² of new buildings.

öldungur, reykjavík 105

a nursing home for the elderly and ill, an extension to the sóltún complex, in all a proposal for a 119 nursing studios and facilities and services, commercial kitchen, also a “club-house” and a submerged parking structure, totaling 14.500m²/ 15.600ft².

himinn & haf, garðabær 210

design for a restaurant and banqueting halls along the waterfront at Garðabær, in the Reykjavík Metropolitan Area. The proposals show a 7.900ft² building in two parts. The 3.400ft² restaurant building with facilities and 4.500ft² banqueting halls.

verbúð 11, reykjavik 101

conversion from a fisherman’s hut to a restaurant at the harbor side.

nauthóll, reykjavík 101

a 575m²/6.200ft², two part restaurant/cafe building in Vatnsmýri, for up to 300 guests, with large outdoor verandas connecting to the city’s pedestrian coastline promenade.

símahúsið, reykjavík 101

a proposal for a hotel building at a city centre square. A five floor building with around 100 rooms and facilities on ground floor.

hótel óðinsvé, reykjavík 101

renovation and extension to an existing hotel in the city centre.

FIOGA, s.r.o,prague, czech republic

hotel design, for a 47 room reconstructed building in central Prague.

URBAN DESIGN:

klasi, reykjavik 110

an advisor for the collaboration of the city and private development companies, for the redevelopment of a 110 ha. industrial site, “Höfðinn – Elliðaárvogur” of which 63 ha./ 155 acre area is to be redeveloped for a dense mixed-use core development, becoming a new “central/core” area for the “sprawled” Reykjavík. (no-publishing clause by client)

reykjavik international airport, bessastaðir peninsula

proposal for a new international airport in the Reykjavík metropolitan area, located on a 135 ha./ 330acre peninsula in the bay of Reykjavík. (no-publishing clause by client)

hektar, reykjavík 105

proposal for a redevelopment of an 8,5.ha./ 21 acre area from an industrial status to a mixed-use site for a 152.000m² mixed-use development.

MIXED USE BUILDINGS:

festar, reykjavík 101

winning entry in an invited competition, for a mixed use redevelopment of an entire city block in Reykjavík city center. Shopping, hotel, parking and offices; 29.500m²/31.700ft²

ÁHÁ byggingar, reykjavík 101

the “silfurtúnglið” apartment building proposal, incl. shops & parking garage. The building included 82 apartments, 1200 m² of retail and 120 parking spaces.

APARTMENT HOUSING:

sólberg, eyjarfjörður (north of Iceland)

the planning of a small gated community, consisting of twelve houses of different sizes that line the Eyjafjörður coastline, facing south-west towards Akureyri city across the bay.

design of the buildings, based on four housing-types that vary from 180 m²-250m².

hektar, reykjavík 101

proposal for a 38 apartment student housing complex in Reykjavik city centre.

PRIVATE HOUSES:

stórakur

a 400m² house at Akraland in Garðabær.

nesbali

a 340m² house in Seltjarnarnes.

ruggles

a 450m² redesign of a single family house in milton, mass. usa.

sunnuflöt

a 510m² house in gardabær, house, incl. home offices and junior aptm.

göltur

a 250m² country house, with 95m² garage & additional 160m² boathouse

grímsnes

a 490m² country house in grímsnes, w. guesthouse and garages (650m²)

INTERIOR DESIGN:

te & kaffi, reykjavík cosmopolitan area

restaurant/cafe designs, detailing & construction coordination.

designs include: Borgartún, Kringlan, Smáralind, Hamraborg, Hlemmur, Lækjartorg, Suðurlandsbraut, as well as all new Penninn bookstore-café’s.

PLANNING:

helgafellsbyggingar, mosfellsbær 270

the project was jointly planned by three firms, ours is the lower density surrounding a central core for about 600 units – planning for 290 units completed, in three sections.

kríunes, kópavogur 203

planning for a hotel expansion, allowing for twenty new hotel suites at the lakefront at Elliðavatn.

stapahraun, hafnarfjörður 220

planning for the head quarters of Kaffibrennsla Hafnarfjarðar (Te&kaffi) joining three plots into one.

sólberg, eyjafjörður 601

planning for a neighbourhood of twelve homes along the shore facing Akureyri.

sóltún, reykjavík 105

planning for a new nursing home of 110 inhabitants and a neighbourhood health care facility.

RENOVATION:

steinás 3, garðabær

reorganization of interior spaces, additions & an update in the aesthetics of the house.

tjarnargata, reykjavik 101

architectural & interior design of a refurbishment of a 495m² stately home at Tjarnargata, the reykjavík city center pond.

project & construction management.

munaðarnes, borgarfjörður, iceland

alterations, renovation and expansions of fifty old summerhouses for ROM and SFR.

conversion and extensions for trade- & labor union summerhouses.

ruggles lane, milton, massachusetts, USA

architectural design for a house conversion.

oak hill manor, kent, england

architectural & interior design, liaison with other local designers.

design coordination, quantity surveying and quality control for a country manor.

quantity surveying with Baker Wilkins and Smith, international QS.

DESIGN- & CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT:

tjarnargata, reykjavik 101

architectural & interior design, project & construction management.

adminu street, riga, latvia

design management for a real estate development of a 23.000m² apartment complex.

design coordination with local designers, liaison with property developers.

oak hill manor, kent, england

design coordination and quantity surveying for a country estate renovation.

architectural & interior design in collaborations with local designers.

quantity surveying with Baker Wilkins and Smith, international QS.

CONCEPT WORK:

aflvaki, reykjavík 101

Aflvaki ltd. was the Reykjavik city´s own development company

various proposals for residential & mixed-use building projects for reykjavík city center.

skipulagssjóður, reykjavík 101

Skipulagssjóður is the Reykjavik city´s own land purchase company

a 15.000m² galleria building between Laugavegur and Hverfisgata, consisting of 5.400m² of shops and galleria, 7,000m² of apartments built above a two storey galleria enclosure, and 2,600m² of parking.

miðborgarstjórn, reykjavík city center

feasibility studies for a reykjavík city center committee. Projects were included in an aflvaki show in autumn ’03 and were widely published in newspapers and television.

sundhöllin
extension, spa and outdoor facility.

hljómskálagarðurinn
restaurant & an open-air music platform.

miklatún
design of contemporary alterations of park

barónsstígur
parking garage & students apartments complex

núllið “the zero”
public toilets in the city centre.

DESIGN COMPETITIONS:

ingolfstorg-city center, reykjavík 101, des ´11 – jan ´12

an open competition for the redevelopment of an important city center city block, for a hotel and related business, as well as the reconfiguration of the public squares of and around the site. in collaboration with ARChus and Rýma architects

old city harbour – brokey, reykjavík 101, june – nov. ´09

an open competition by the city of reykjavík and the harbour of Reykjavík for general concept ideas of how to better incorporate the old city harbor into the adjoining developing city center of Reykjavík. Project cont. with reykjavík yacht club Brokey.

sirkus, reykjavík 101, june – nóv. ´07

an invited comparison/competition by “festar/bts developers” for a project for a mixed development scheme in Reykjavík city center, for retail, hotel and office space, including parking. in all a 29.000m² scheme. Won & rated as most promising project.

vatnsmýrin, reykjavík 101, april – june ´07

an open competition by the city of reykjavík for a planning scheme for the Vatnsmýri site close to Reykjavík city center. (currently the city´s local airport. “The Shaping of a capital city”. housing and shops in a 170ha/420acre mixed use neighborhood. in collaboration with SAV architects.

arnarnes-north, gardabær 210, sept. ´04

an invited comparison/competition by “Akraland”. a 404 unit, 53.000m²/57.000ft² proposal for a residential neighborhood in Garðabær/Gardentown. The scheme is being discussed by the local authorities and got first rating by the client, of the four firms that participated. Collaboration with New York-based architect Anthony F. Perez.

sól/víkings reitur/site, reykjavík 105, june ´04

an invited comparison/competition by “keflavíkur verktakar/keflavik contractors” for a proposal for an enclave of residential buildings around a central plaza, placed close to the city center. the project; for 264 apartments and a parking structure would be 25.400m²/27.300ft², won first rating by the client.